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Botanical Name |
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Berberis lycium ROYLE |
English
Name |
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Berberis |
Synonym(s) |
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Berberis pseudoumbellata |
Family |
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Berberidaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An evergreen shrub growing to 3 m at a medium rate with oblanceolate, acute to sub-acuminate mostly entire leaves, small pale yellow flowers in 20-flowered racemes and ovoid black berries, |
| Herb Effects |
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Aperient, carminative, febrifuge, ophthalmic, antiprotozoal, antiviral, anticancer, stimulates the cardiovascular system, respiration and alleviates spasms (root). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Berberine, berbenine, berberieinine, umbellatine, sindamine, punjabine and gilgitine (root) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Berberine |
633-65-8 |
Not Available |
C20H18NO4+ |
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| Berbenine |
478-61-5 |
Not Available |
C37H40N2O6 |
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| Umbellatine |
2086-83-1 |
Not Available |
C20H18NO4+ |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Diarrhea, jaundice and skin diseases (root bark juice); eye diseases (root); sporadic fever (root bark decoction); menorrhagia, chronic diarrhoea and piles. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
Bentley and Trimen, Medicinal Plants.
Khan I. Qayum A. Qureshi Z. Study of the hypotensive action of berbamine. |
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